Los Angeles Comedian Brent Parris regales with Hollywood news, gossip and whatever else is going on, Muthertruckers!
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones are joined by guests to discuss the Australian travel industry.This is a Travel Community Hub production. Visit https://www.travelcommunityhub.com/ for more information and to sign up for our newsletter that includes more details on each podcast, as well as other good stuff.
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Erina Pindar - Ideation and Recommendation
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The final episode of Series 2 broke the mould before we change things up again for Series 3 that's coming in September. Erina Pindar, COO and Managing Partner of SmartFlyer, became our first international guest, our first live in-person podcast held at a luxury hotel, and the first guest who hijacked our Offloaded section with an Offload of her ver…
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Andrew Young: The Evolution of Industry Sales
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Andrew Young is the General Manager Sales for TTC Tour Brands Oceania, and the only person we know that performs a demanding industry role while living and helping out as the only son on a working farm. That topic is worthy of a podcast all by itself, but the reason for asking Andy to join us on this occasion was to talk about travel industry sales…
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"Get the country open". These were the suggestions from the Fijiian Prime Minister, Attorney General and Chair of Tourism Fiji to Brent Hill , the new CEO who had taken up the role at a time when the island was closed for visitation. AC and Richard quizzed Brent about this interesting life and career choice, before moving on to discussing Fiji's un…
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Parris Fotias, and have we hit 'Peak Luxury'?
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A packed episode that includes AC howling at the moon. Parris Fotias, Regional Sales Director APAC for Dorchester Collection was our guest for this episode, interviewed by AC and stand-in presenter Sonia Jones. Our interviewers were very excited to get a hotelier onto the podcast in Richard’s absence, and immediately set about discussing some of th…
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Michael Gazal and Tania Myles: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travel Advisors (Part Two!)
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Part TWO! Listen to part one first! Michael Gazal and Tania Myles of TravelManagers Australia return for Part Two of a 2024 travel industry take on the famous book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen R. Covey. Working daily with a network of 450+ travel advisors (or in their terminology Personal Travel Managers), Michael and Tania …
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Michael Gazal and Tania Myles: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travel Advisors (Part One)
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Michael Gazal and Tania Myles of TravelManagers Australia were our guests this week to discuss a 2024 travel industry take on the famous book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen R. Covey. Working daily with a network of 450+ travel advisors (or in their terminology Personal Travel Managers), Michael and Tania are brilliantly positi…
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Isabel Limn: The Millenial Lens...at 0.5 Zoom
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With AC away, Richard was joined by Nicola Strudwick to interview Isabel Limn, Key Partnerships Manager for Intrepid. Issy (she insists you call her this because it’s ‘Issy to remember’ – her gag not ours) is the most recent arrival to the industry among Offloaded guests thus far, having begun her journey in 2016. This is an episode that’s a break …
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From Contiki tour guide to General Manager of the Luxury Travel Collection Member Portfolio, Nikki Glading has had quite the travel industry career. In a frank and introspective interview, Nikki talks about her leadership journey that has included healthy doses of vulnerability, honesty and self-awareness along the way. Now in what she calls her “d…
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This special episode details how to enter our Numinous Moments competition! If you're unaware of what a Numinous Moment actually is, this short section (that was already aired in the Nicola Veltman episode, which was Series 2 Episode 3) will explain all. NUMINOUS MOMENTS PRIZE DETAILS We want to know what your NUMINOUS MOMENTS are, and by doing so …
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Quentin Long: The (Other) Voice Of Travel
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Quentin Long is known to millions for his TV and radio work, during which he discusses travel and the industry that powers it. In this interview Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones speak to Quentin about how he became such a powerful voice in explaining complex travel matters to the public, and how he himself keeps informed. The screens and micr…
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Nicola Veltman: From Kitchen Table to World Domination
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This week Richard and AC are joined by Nicola Veltman, CEO and Co-Founder of 1000 Mile Travel Group. Nicola’s thousand mile journey began with a single step, around her kitchen table with her partner Ben. Their vision was to create a global network of agents that had access to corporate tools and sales pipelines that allowed members to run their ow…
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In our first episode for 2024, Richard and AC meet man of many titles Anthony Goldman. He's the Joint Managing Director of the Goldman Travel Corporation by day, but is also a director of Link Travel Group and Chair of the Global Advisory Board for Virtuoso. He also serves on other advisory boards, ensuring there is never a dull moment. This episod…
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Building Back Better: Sonia, Shelley and AC
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Series 2 is here! In this first episode Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones were joined by Sonia Jones and Shelley Brice, in their first appearance since featuring in multiple episodes Richard's Travel Community Hub webinars back in 'those times'. Their advice during those webinars helped many hundreds of advisors and assorted travel people keep…
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Tamara Kobiolke: The Hero In Your Back Pocket
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In the final episode of the first series Richard and AC were joined by Tamara Kobiolke, to discuss hotel representation and why everyone should have a 'hero in their back pocket.' TK illuminated us on how advisors can best utilise her and folks like her to 'sprinkle the fairydust' onto a booking to make magical things happen, and in turn ensure cli…
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50 Shades of Influencer, with Myles Stedman and Honida Beram
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Richard and AC were joined by journalists Myles Stedman and Honida Beram to discuss the rightful place of influencers within the travel industry. Myles started all this off with an article entitled "Why The Travel Industry Should 'Cancel' Influencers", which led to Honida - aka Honey, of Cruising With Honey and an influencer in her own right - resp…
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Nicola Strudwick - Regional Agents and Professional Bed Testers
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"If you don't do it, it just does not get done". Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones were joined by Nicola Strudwick for this episode that talks about the unique needs of regional travel agents and advisors. Nicola's job title is General Manager Sales at Travellers Choice, a national retail travel group whose independent member travel agencies a…
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones meet Travel Agent Achievers (TAA) founder Roslyn Ranse about elevating the profession of the travel advisor. As the first frontline travel advisor to come onto the show, we were interested in Ros’ take on the current state of play in the industry and the new dominant force that is the mobile travel advisor. Ro…
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Peter Kollar, Leotards and Travel Industry Introverts
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones speak to CLIA's Head of International Training & Development , Peter Kollar. We wanted to get Pete's take on the cruise industry and his rather large influence on how cruise is positioned and sold to consumers. Whilst doing that we found out he is a former primary school teacher than ended up traversing the gl…
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Fiona Dalton, and Is Travel Advisory a 'One Size Fits All'?
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones are joined by travel industry doyenne Fiona Dalton for a discussion on, well, a great many things. Fiona is the General Manager Australia & New Zealand for Virtuoso Travel, the 'leading global network of travel agencies specializing in luxury and experiential travel', in their own words. For all our episodes, …
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Andy Buerckner, Sno n' Ski, and Social Media
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"A Problem Shared" Richard Taylor and AC Jones speak to Platinum Travel Group CEO Andy Buerckner, for very frank discussion on the trauma the industry is still carrying, and how he's rebuilding his business after the pandemic. In June 2020, Andy made a post on LinkedIn entitled 'It's Time To Say I'm Struggling', that received huge feedback and led …
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Steve Hui, Ormina Tours and How To Behave On Fam Trips
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"There IS such a thing as a free lunch" Richard and AC are joined by the founder iFlyFlat, Steve Hui, to uncover the secrets of his unique business that helps travellers effectively collect and use airline and credit card points to fly in business class. Steve gives us an industry insider lesson on both status and points, and explains why he has th…
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Dean Long (Part 2), LIVN and Leave Means Leave
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Offloaded is a new podcast for the Australian travel industry, presented by Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine "AC" Jones. Leadership and Love - Part 2 Richard and AC are joined again for Part 2 of the interview with AFTA (Australian Federation of Travel Agents) CEO, Dean Long. In Part 2 we discuss our industry's impact on government and how that mig…
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Dean Long (Part 1), Collette, and Bring Back Kindness
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Offloaded is a new podcast for the Australian travel industry, presented by Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine "AC" Jones. “Leadership and Love” In this opening episode Richard and AC are joined by AFTA (Australian Federation of Travel Agents) CEO, Dean Long. With the arrival of 2023 and the prospect of the first full calendar year of travel since Au…
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones present Offloaded, the podcast launched in 2023 that charts the progress of a recovering Australian travel industry. This is the trailer episode to get things going. AC and Richard introduce themselves and explain the concept of the podcast, to avoid boring you at the start of every episode :) Offloaded is a T…
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Hey all y’all! Brent Parris, a.k.a., The Hollywood Hick is back with another hilarious hour of his take on the latest from entertainment, gossip, news, and politics, including Trump, Cosby and a lot more! Listen and laugh along, mothertruckers!By crabdiving
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Hey, y’all! Time for another shiny happy rainbow sparkle sunshine episode of The Hilarious Hick! Gross Scott Baio has done been accused of sexually assaulting a young actress from “Charles In Charge.” The greatest person to ever live – Miss Dolly Parton – won new Guinness World Records for “Most decades with a Top 20 hit on the US Hot Country Songs…
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Hey hey hey, y’all mothertruckers! Happy rainbow sparkling sunshine New Years to you and yours! Brent Parris is back with lots of things to say about that orange moron with the mangy, dead fox on his head and a fart puss. A Hick remains firmly Team Tonya after seeing the movie “I, Tonya” and recommends going to it. Seriously, y’all, who the hell wa…
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Hey, mothertruckers! Check out the latest from The Hollywood Hick as comedian Brent Parris regales with the latest from Hollywood and the headlines. Another mass shooting, y’all, but of course we can’t talk about guns. Harvey Weinstein continues to get grosser and grosser. Kevin Spacey done also got himself caught getting all grabby and creepy. Mar…
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CrabDiving – Fri 102017 – Unfunny Paul Ryan & We Believe Frederica Wilson
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Unfunny Paul Ryan stand-up was reviewed on this episode of the political podcast and all thumbs were mos def down. Democratic leader Frederica Wilson had been right all along, according to the facts. Trump mouthpiece Sarah Huckabee Sanders shamed a journalist for wanting to question the Chief of Staff. Melania Trump got rid of much of her staff, be…
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The Hollywood Hick – Tue 101717 – Gross Weinstein, Part One
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Hey y’all, the Hollywood Hick is back and gross McGrosserson Harvey Weinstein is the main subject of what is probably part one of a two part expose. The Hick also delves into the history of Hollywood’s culture of creepiness and then reminds the planet that his bodacious booty is an invitation-only party site.…
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The Hollywood Hick – Thu 092217 – Dolly On The Emmys & Tamblyn Schools Woods
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The Hollywood Hick puts a figurative boot up the starfish of the fart-puss with an orange, mangy fox on his head. Comedian Kevin Hart best be more mindful of where he puts his pecker. Even though The Hick decries violence, much joy was found watching that Nazi get punched out in Seattle. The great Dolly Parton was criticized for her appearance at t…
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The Hollywood Hick once again regales with the latest from the world of showbiz and the headlines. This freaking country is a-heading into the shithole, fast, y’all! Charlottesville was off the charts horrible. The Hick cannot comprehend the haters that are out there. Brent covers white supremacists, Steve Bannon, R Kelly, cray cray Lohans, Martin …
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